Willa Eslick (née McCord Blake; September 8, 1878 – February 18, 1961) was a U.S. Representative from Tennessee, wife of Edward Everett Eslick and the first woman to represent Tennessee in the United States Congress.
Born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, Eslick was the daughter of George Washington and Eliza McCord Blake.
[4] She was not eligible for reelection to the Seventy-third Congress, not having qualified for nomination as required by state law.
Eslick died on February 18, 1961, in Pulaski, Tennessee, at age 82 years, 163 days.
[5] This article incorporates public domain material from the Biographical Directory of the United States Congress